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Studies Roll as New Ebola species Found
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Studies Roll as New Ebola species Found

While it has yet to be determined if it can infect human cells, medical experts are already rolling out their research on the new Ebola species found, per the pronouncement of the Sierra Leone government. “It is really interesting. I think it’s exciting. But I think we have a lot of work to do to really understand if it is a pathogen and whether it does or doesn’t pose a threat,” Tracey Goldstein, of the One Health Institute at UC Davis, said in a PBS.org report. The new name of the virus is Bombali, which is the name of the district where it was recently found, according to a report. The said new virus was detected among bats in the said area. “The (Sierra Leone) government statement said studies are under way to assess if the virus can cause disease, and government officials and...